Historicist: "The city that nobody loves"
Elsewhere in the Ist-a-Verse
Sarah Lazarovic––curator of the garage-based Montrose Portrait Gallery of Canada––is painting a portrait of a Torontonian (be they grannies or gardeners or Gord Perks) every day for one hundred days. Each Monday, we'll feature one of those portraits here.
This is Mr. Golden Star, proprietor of a Thornhill burger joint that some consider the best in town. Now into his 80s, he can still be seen manning the till into the wee hours, trying to convince you of the merits of a midnight milkshake. If you're lucky, he may perform an extemporaneous rap. Ours went something along the lines of:
"We give you the best!
We beat all the rest!
BY FAR
AT THE STAR!"
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I believe Golden Star is in Markham. Its north of Steeles.
fixed it. thanks.
C'mon, Markham? Technically within the Town of Markham -- whose western boundary is Yonge St. and which includes the communities of Markham, Unionville, and half of Thornhill -- insofar as Thornhill, Maple, Woodbridge, Unionville, etc. are "communities" that have no legal status save a postal designation.
But Golden Star has been a Thornhill landmark for a long time. Still is. Don't know where you had it before "Markham" (comment above) -- but might as well correct it right!
I think the Jack Layton one may be my favourite!
thanks. submissions welcome if you have any ideas for subjects.